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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






2. Appears: wk means: week






3. Work - resource - cost.






4. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






5. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






6. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.

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7. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.






8. Appears: mon means: month






9. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






10. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






11. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






12. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.






13. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






14. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.






15. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






16. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.






17. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.






18. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






19. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






20. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






21. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






22. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.






23. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.






24. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.

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25. Contains information relative to tasks.






26. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






27. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






28. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.






29. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






30. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






31. Amendment to task type.






32. The Precedence Diagram Method is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes - referred to as nodes - to represent activities and connects them with arrows that






33. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det






34. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.






35. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.






36. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






37. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






38. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






39. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






40. ______ link Summary Tasks.






41. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.

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42. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.

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43. Tables are made up of fields.






44. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.






45. Appears: hr means: hour






46. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






47. A logical relationship that states that for one project to begin - another must also be underway. For example - the writing of a business proposal must have begun in order for editing of the proposal to take place.






48. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






49. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






50. Appears: min means: minute